Association for the Accreditation
of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. ®

About: Meet Our Team

AAHRPP site visitors review applications and conduct their own comprehensive peer-review assessment, which includes an on-site evaluation. Each Organization is evaluated by a team of not fewer than two individuals chosen by AAHRPP. The site team leader is a member of AAHRPP's Council on Accreditation or an experienced site visitor.

John Baumann, PhD
Associate Vice President for Research Compliance
Indiana University
Susan Berry, MD
Division Director-Genetics and Metabolism
University of Minnesota   
AAHRPP Team Member John Andrew Bertolatus, MD

IRB Chair
The University of Iowa

Judy Birk, JD

IRB Executive Director, HRPP Associate Director

Office of Research

University of Michigan

Angela Braggs-Brown, MA
Director, Human Research Protection Program
University of Cincinnati
Heather Bridge, BA

Director, OHSRP Office of Policy and Accreditation

National Institutes of Health

AAHRPP Team Member Wesley Byerly, PharmD

Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Ian Chen, MD, LLM, JSD
Executive Secretary, Human Research Protection Center
National Taiwan University Hospital
B I Choe, PhD, MBA, LLM
Professor and Associate Dean
The Catholic University of Korea
Delia Wolf Christiani, MD, JD, MSCI
Associate Dean, Regulatory Affairs & Research Compliance
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Charlotte Coley, MACT
Education & Training Manager, Office of Human Research Ethics
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Jeremy Corsmo, MPH

Associate Vice President for Research Administration and Compliance

Hugo W. Moser Research Institute; The Kennedy Krieger Institute

Laura Covington, MS
NCI CIRB Director
National Cancer Institute Central Institutional Review Board
Tracey Craddock, CCRP
Consultant (former Regulatory Compliance Manager)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Rebecca Dahl, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Research Compliance
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stephanie deRijke, RN, MSN
Senior Director, Clinical Trials Audit and Compliance
Emory University
Francis DiMario, MD

Associate Chair for Academic Affairs; Medical Director, HRPP; Chair, IRB
Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Julie Doherty, DM, MSN, RN, CIP, CCEP
Assistant Vice President
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Renee Doughman, PhD
Director, Human Research Oversight, Office of Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Fanny Ennever, PhD

University Research Compliance Officer

The City University of New York (CUNY)

formerly of Boston Medical Center

Joshua Fedewa, MS, CIP

Director, IRBMED

University of Michigan

Tonya Ferraro, MEd

Senior IRB QI Consultant

Children's Hospital Corporation

Robert Frenck, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, IRB Chair
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Eugene Gallagher, MSPH
Consultant
Cindy Gates, JD, CIP, RN

Consultant

former Human Research Officer at University of Miami (retired)

Robin Ginn, MBA, BSN, CHC, CHRC

Assistant Vice President, Research Administration

Executive Director, Office for Clinical Research
Emory University

AAHRPP Team Member Bruce Gordon, MD

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Regulatory Affairs

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Kathlyn Haddock, PhD, RN

Former Associate Chief of Staff - Research (retired)

William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center

James Hagadorn, MD, MS
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Raffaella Hart, MS, CIP
Senior Vice President, IRB and IBC Services
Biomedical Research Alliance of New York, LLC
Matthew Hodgson, MA, MS, CHRC, CCRP
Vice President, Research Compliance & Regulatory Affairs
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Susan Hoffman, BSN
Clinical Research Coordinator (former Director for Health Sciences Research)
University of Virginia
Leslie Howes, MPH, CIP
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Research Compliance
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Seil Jang, LLM, MBA
IRB Secretary/IRB Analyst
Samsung Medical Center
Ann Johnson, PhD, MPH
Director, IRB and HRPP
University of Utah
AAHRPP Team Member Martha Jones, MA, CIP

Vice President, Human Research Affairs

Mass General Brigham Incorporated

Wendy Kaye, PhD
Former Senior Scientist (Retired)
McKing Consulting Corporation
Michele Kennett, PhD, JD, MSN
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Department of Research
University of Missouri - Columbia
Sana Khoury-Shakour, PhD, CCRP
HRPP Associate Director
University of Michigan
Heather Kim, MS, RAC, CIP

Quality Assurance Manager

WCG IRB

Helene Lake Bullock, PhD, JD

Associate Vice President for Research, 

Executive Director of the Office of Research Integrity

University of Kentucky

Alison Lakin, RN, LLB, LLM, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor for Regulatory Compliance, IO and RIO
University of Colorado, Denver
Dawn Lowe-Daniels, MS, CHRC
Senior Director, Research Compliance
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
AAHRPP Team Member Monika Markowitz, PhD, MSN, RN, MA

Executive Director, Research Integrity and Ethics

Virginia Commonwealth University

Mariette Marsh, MPA, CIP, CHPC, CHRC
Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Safety
The University of Arizona
Hiromi Martorano, PhD, CIP, CCRP

Assistant Director of Expedited Review

Mass General Brigham Incorporated

Linda Mayo, CIP
Director, Office of the IRB
The University of New Mexico
June Merwin, PhD, MS, MPH
Retired from Pfizer
AAHRPP Team Member Jonathan Miller, MPPA, CIP

Assistant Vice President for Research Regulatory Oversight

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Suzanne Murphy, PhD, RN, CIP
Associate Director, Office of Human Subjects Protection
Nemours Children's Health System
Kelley O'Donoghue, MPH, CIP
Associate Vice President for Human Subject Protection
University of Rochester
Rhonda Oilepo, MS, CIP, CHRC, CHPC
Assistant Vice President, Human Research Administration
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Julie Ozier, MHL, CIP

Senior Vice President, IRB Review/Regulatory

Advarra, Inc.  

Russell Price, CCEP
Chief Compliance Officer, Department of Legal Affairs
Utah State University
AAHRPP Team Member Jodi Roberts, PhD

former Director of Research Integrity and Compliance at Utah State University (retired)

AAHRPP Team Member Kristin Rochford, EdD, MPH, CIP

Senior Director, Office of the Human Research Protection Program (OHRPP)

University of California Los Angeles

Lori Roesch, CIP
Research Integrity Manager
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Amy Schwarzhoff, MS, MBA, CIP
Director, Human Subjects Research
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Patricia Seymour, MA, CIP
Director, Human Subjects Protection Program
North Star Review Board
Maria Im Hee Shin, PhD
Professor, IRB Expert Secretary (Expert Member)
Daegu Catholic University Medical Center
AAHRPP Team Member Megan Kasimatis Singleton, JD, MBE, CIP

Associate Dean, Human Research Protections & Director of the Human Research Protections Program

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Sujatha Sridhar, MBBS, MCE
Associate Vice President, Research Compliance
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Pam Stafford, MA

Associate Director, Office of Research Integrity

University of Kentucky
Michelle Stickler, DEd, CIP
Assistant Vice President for Research, Office of Research Support & Compliance
University of Texas at Austin
Kimberly Summers, PharmD

Assistant Vice President for Research

University of Texas Health San Antonio

Ivy Tillman, MS, CCRC, CIP
Director of Research Operations
Mayo Clinic
Kenia Viamonte, MA
Director, Human Subject Research Office
University of Miami
Kimberly Volarcik, RN, BSN
Executive Director for HRPP
Case Western Reserve University
Meixia Wang, MD, PhD
Director of National Drug Clinical Trial Institution Office
Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University
Patricia Ward, MPA
Senior Director
University of Michigan Medical School
Candice Yekel, MS
Associate Vice President for Research, Director of Research Protections
The Pennsylvania State University
Muhammad Zahid, MD, MPH, CIP
Associate Director, Office of Human Research Studies
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Rebecca Dahl, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Research Compliance
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stephanie deRijke, RN, MSN
Senior Director, Clinical Trials Audit and Compliance
Emory University
Francis DiMario, MD

Associate Chair for Academic Affairs; Medical Director, HRPP; Chair, IRB
Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Julie Doherty, DM, MSN, RN, CIP, CCEP
Assistant Vice President
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Renee Doughman, PhD
Director, Human Research Oversight, Office of Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Fanny Ennever, PhD

University Research Compliance Officer

The City University of New York (CUNY)

formerly of Boston Medical Center

Joshua Fedewa, MS, CIP

Director, IRBMED

University of Michigan

Tonya Ferraro, MEd

Senior IRB QI Consultant

Children's Hospital Corporation

Robert Frenck, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, IRB Chair
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Eugene Gallagher, MSPH
Consultant
Cindy Gates, JD, CIP, RN

Consultant

former Human Research Officer at University of Miami (retired)

Robin Ginn, MBA, BSN, CHC, CHRC

Assistant Vice President, Research Administration

Executive Director, Office for Clinical Research
Emory University

AAHRPP Team Member Bruce Gordon, MD

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Regulatory Affairs

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Kathlyn Haddock, PhD, RN

Former Associate Chief of Staff - Research (retired)

William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center

James Hagadorn, MD, MS
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Raffaella Hart, MS, CIP
Senior Vice President, IRB and IBC Services
Biomedical Research Alliance of New York, LLC
Matthew Hodgson, MA, MS, CHRC, CCRP
Vice President, Research Compliance & Regulatory Affairs
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Susan Hoffman, BSN
Clinical Research Coordinator (former Director for Health Sciences Research)
University of Virginia
Leslie Howes, MPH, CIP
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Research Compliance
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Seil Jang, LLM, MBA
IRB Secretary/IRB Analyst
Samsung Medical Center
Ann Johnson, PhD, MPH
Director, IRB and HRPP
University of Utah
AAHRPP Team Member Martha Jones, MA, CIP

Vice President, Human Research Affairs

Mass General Brigham Incorporated

Wendy Kaye, PhD
Former Senior Scientist (Retired)
McKing Consulting Corporation
Michele Kennett, PhD, JD, MSN
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Department of Research
University of Missouri - Columbia
Sana Khoury-Shakour, PhD, CCRP
HRPP Associate Director
University of Michigan
Heather Kim, MS, RAC, CIP

Quality Assurance Manager

WCG IRB

Helene Lake Bullock, PhD, JD

Associate Vice President for Research, 

Executive Director of the Office of Research Integrity

University of Kentucky

Alison Lakin, RN, LLB, LLM, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor for Regulatory Compliance, IO and RIO
University of Colorado, Denver
Dawn Lowe-Daniels, MS, CHRC
Senior Director, Research Compliance
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
AAHRPP Team Member Monika Markowitz, PhD, MSN, RN, MA

Executive Director, Research Integrity and Ethics

Virginia Commonwealth University

Mariette Marsh, MPA, CIP, CHPC, CHRC
Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Safety
The University of Arizona
Hiromi Martorano, PhD, CIP, CCRP

Assistant Director of Expedited Review

Mass General Brigham Incorporated

Linda Mayo, CIP
Director, Office of the IRB
The University of New Mexico
June Merwin, PhD, MS, MPH
Retired from Pfizer
AAHRPP Team Member Jonathan Miller, MPPA, CIP

Assistant Vice President for Research Regulatory Oversight

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Suzanne Murphy, PhD, RN, CIP
Associate Director, Office of Human Subjects Protection
Nemours Children's Health System
Kelley O'Donoghue, MPH, CIP
Associate Vice President for Human Subject Protection
University of Rochester
Rhonda Oilepo, MS, CIP, CHRC, CHPC
Assistant Vice President, Human Research Administration
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Julie Ozier, MHL, CIP

Senior Vice President, IRB Review/Regulatory

Advarra, Inc.  

Russell Price, CCEP
Chief Compliance Officer, Department of Legal Affairs
Utah State University
AAHRPP Team Member Jodi Roberts, PhD

former Director of Research Integrity and Compliance at Utah State University (retired)

AAHRPP Team Member Kristin Rochford, EdD, MPH, CIP

Senior Director, Office of the Human Research Protection Program (OHRPP)

University of California Los Angeles

Lori Roesch, CIP
Research Integrity Manager
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Amy Schwarzhoff, MS, MBA, CIP
Director, Human Subjects Research
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Patricia Seymour, MA, CIP
Director, Human Subjects Protection Program
North Star Review Board
Maria Im Hee Shin, PhD
Professor, IRB Expert Secretary (Expert Member)
Daegu Catholic University Medical Center
AAHRPP Team Member Megan Kasimatis Singleton, JD, MBE, CIP

Associate Dean, Human Research Protections & Director of the Human Research Protections Program

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Sujatha Sridhar, MBBS, MCE
Associate Vice President, Research Compliance
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Pam Stafford, MA

Associate Director, Office of Research Integrity

University of Kentucky
Michelle Stickler, DEd, CIP
Assistant Vice President for Research, Office of Research Support & Compliance
University of Texas at Austin
Kimberly Summers, PharmD

Assistant Vice President for Research

University of Texas Health San Antonio

Ivy Tillman, MS, CCRC, CIP
Director of Research Operations
Mayo Clinic
Kenia Viamonte, MA
Director, Human Subject Research Office
University of Miami
Kimberly Volarcik, RN, BSN
Executive Director for HRPP
Case Western Reserve University
Meixia Wang, MD, PhD
Director of National Drug Clinical Trial Institution Office
Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University
Patricia Ward, MPA
Senior Director
University of Michigan Medical School
Candice Yekel, MS
Associate Vice President for Research, Director of Research Protections
The Pennsylvania State University
Muhammad Zahid, MD, MPH, CIP
Associate Director, Office of Human Research Studies
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute